Jazz dance

U.S. Postal Service Delivers Tap Dancing Back to Broadway

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Saturday, July 10, 2021
Dance in the United States, Dance, African-American dance, Jazz dance, Tap dance, Tap City, Tap, Ludie Jones, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards

Postal Service issued the Tap Dance stamps today during the Tap It Out Tap City, New York City Tap Festival in Times Square.

Key Points: 
  • Postal Service issued the Tap Dance stamps today during the Tap It Out Tap City, New York City Tap Festival in Times Square.
  • Postal Service New York district manager and executive in charge.
  • By the 1920s, tap as we know it had fully emerged and was popular on the Broadway stage.
  • By the 1950s, interest in tap dancing was waning, but by the 1970s, aspiring tap dancers looked to their elders and learned from their skills and experience.

Acclaimed Soul Singer Solomon Jaye Converts Tap Dancing Rhythms Into Music With New Advanced System And Show "Solomon Jaye: ElektroTap"

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Dance in the United States, Dancers, African-American dance, Jazz dance, Tap dance, Dance, Gregory Hines, Tap, Hines

Perfecting a method introduced 30 years ago this month in the Gregory Hines film, 'Tap', ElektroTap is an advanced means of converting the percussive sound made by a tap dancer.

Key Points: 
  • Perfecting a method introduced 30 years ago this month in the Gregory Hines film, 'Tap', ElektroTap is an advanced means of converting the percussive sound made by a tap dancer.
  • The end result is that a tap dancer can trigger sound effects and virtual drums with their feet.
  • Jaye brings his innovative concept to life with his new show "Solomon Jaye: ElektroTap" that brings a fusion of pop music, live instruments and tap dancing right to the stage.
  • For more information, news and booking Solomon Jaye, visit http://www.solomonjaye.com , and for information on ElektroTap, visit http://www.elektrotap.com .